Gunman killed during police standoff in Ecorse

8:31 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

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A 48-year-old man was fatally shot by police today during a standoff at a mobile-home park in Ecorse after he fired at people outside his home and then pointed the gun at an officer, police said.

An employee of June's mobile-home park called authorities at 8:56 a.m. to report a man acting distraught inside his home, which had broken windows, police said. The employee called a second time to say the man had fired shots at him.

Ecorse Public Safety Director Mike Moore said that, according to initial reports, the man had fired gunshots at two people and into the air before police arrived. No one was ...